bright lights

Yvonne and Jason worked with our Bella Figura Brooklyn store to create these black letterpress skyline invitations. Inspired by our Brights Lights design, they kept the design consistent with the original with their own take on the skyline. They kept the reply card clean free of design elements with the exception of a modern monogram at the top. The details card features a nod to the Brooklyn location as well as clean type all printed in black ink. Finally, the envelope liner personalized with a red heart motif denotates the location of the wedding on a vintage map!

Melissa and Alexander worked with Papel New York to create these New York inspired letterpress wedding invitations. Our Bright Lights design served as the diving off point for this set. Hand-sketched illustrations of the city skyline carried through added a playful yet appropriate design element to the suite. Their reply postcard with a brownstone motif nodded to their Brooklyn venue location. The couple kept their suite clean in Black letterpress ink with digitally printed envelopes also in Black to coordinate. Finally, the skyline on the envelope gave guests a glimpse into what’s to come inside the envelope!

We worked with our friends at Ipanema Press to create these modern silver foil Bar Mitzvah invitations for Jake’s big day. Our No. 10 panel became the canvas for this typography based layout. The Bella Blue backdrop allowed the Silver Shine foil as well as Jake’s name to pop off the page. They kept the reply card clean in Navy letterpress ink with a reply envelope coordinating in Bella Blue. Lastly, the envelope liner captured the New York skyline in a sketchy style to keep the set playful while still sophisticated.

We had the pleasure of working with Aviva and Evan on their New York City themed day-of wedding stationery based on our Bright Lights design. They incorporated classic New York icons like the Statue of Liberty, the Staten Island Ferry and the Brooklyn Bridge, all illustrated by designer Courtney Jentzen. We digitally printed both their double-sided ceremony programs and personalized escort/place cards to coordinate with their wedding invitations that were printed in the same palette and design. Thanks to our team at Bella Figura NYC!

Our Bright Lights design is popular with couples looking for urban-inspired foil and letterpress wedding invitations to compliment their NYC venue. Leslie and Geoff added a touch of glam to their customization with a decorative font printed in gold shine foil and brought in a pop of color with fuchsia edge painting.

Courtney Jentzen is the September Designer of the Month! Save 10% on Courtney’s designs through the month of September, then save an additional 10% if you order six printed pieces or more! Courtney’s designs range from rustic to woodsy to beachy, with lovely hand drawn elements featured throughout. Every piece in Courtney’s collection of Bella Figura designs is on sale through the month of September: invitations, save the dates, rehearsal dinner invitations, and anything else you can dream up. As always, all of our designs are completely customizable: change the inks, the fonts, the layout and more to make a design your own! We’ve customized a few of Courtney’s designs just to show you how flexible the collection truly is – take a look!

Courtney’s Woodland design is ideal for a woodsy celebration with natural touches. The original version (above) features letterpress printing, calligraphy accents and a unique die-cut shape, while the customization (below) ties in foil stamped accents for a rustic look with a touch of glamour.

Ellipse (above) is an ultra-modern invitation design with quirky blind debossed patterns on the front of the invitations, bold fonts and vibrant ink colors. We customized Ellipse (below) with copper foil and an elegant ombre envelope liner to give the design a more sophisticated feel while still maintaining its quirky, modern charm.

The fine print: this offer is exclusive to designs by Courtney Jentzen and does not apply towards the purchase of other designs. Orders must be placed by 11:59pm Eastern on September 30, 2014 in order to receive this offer.

We welcomed illustrator Courtney Jentzen to the Bella Figura family last year and boy are we glad we did – her fun, whimsical style has been a welcome addition to our lineup of designs. Courtney’s Bright Lights invitation design is an ode to all things New York, featuring hand-illustrated landmarks like the Brooklyn Bridge, the Staten Island Ferry and a Brooklyn brownstone – seen here on the letterpress invitations for Jocelyn’s big city graduation celebration.